Riverton
Riverton is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Mosby Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverton Access, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 85 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 84.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
109 named places within 25 miles
- Boze's Mill Spring: 1.1 mi
- Mitchel Spring: 1.4 mi
- Turtle Island Spring: 1.4 mi
- Conner Spring: 2.4 mi
- Powder Mill Spring: 3.6 mi
- Turkey Knob: 2.9 mi
- Conner Hill: 3.5 mi
- Tater Hill: 5.1 mi
- Bald Hill: 5.9 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Riverton Access: 0.2 mi
- Hufstedler's Canoe Rental: 0.3 mi
- Richard's Canoe Rental: 11.8 mi
- Ripley Lake Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Compton Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
- Brawley Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Cane Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Deer Leap: 17.5 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Coin: 3.5 mi
- Turners Mill: 8.9 mi
- Bennett: 12.4 mi
- Ponder: 12.6 mi
- New Liberty: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Float Camp: 18.2 mi
- Hall's Creek Canyon Natural Area: 22.9 mi
- Overcup Fen Natural Area: 23.7 mi
- Big Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riverton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosby Hill | NNW 334° | 294 m | 10.3 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | E 100° | 281 m | 6.1 mi |
| Wild Cat Hill | WNW 289° | 281 m | 9.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | N 2° | 275 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 131° | 251 m | 5.9 mi |
| Britton Hill | SW 224° | 250 m | 22.2 mi |
| Conner Hill | NNE 21° | 239 m | 3.5 mi |
| Turkey Knob | ENE 58° | 234 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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